geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> welcome back. i'm christine romans. 27 minutes past the hour. we're tenning our coverage of the effects of superstorm sandy. the new york stock exchange will be closed for a second day in a row due to weather. the last time that happened was the blizzard of 1888. nasdaq, also bond markets closed today as well. stock futures, though, are being traded electronically until 9:15 a.m. eastern. right now futures for the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 are all down. but again, the markets will not be opening again today. >>> economic losses from hurricane sandy could add up to $20 billion. that's according to early estimates. these are early estimates from the catastrophe modeling firm equicat. that includes up to $10 billion for insured losses to residential and commercial property. sandy would be one of the most costly hurricanes of all time if these numbers are accurate. a note here to home owners affected by the storm. because sandy landed as a hurricane, your home owners insurance deductibles will not be wha